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Josef Adalian Guest/Host
Josef Adalian

Vulture

Josef Adalian joined New York Magazine's Vulture.com in 2010 and reports on all aspects of the television industry. He began covering the TV business in 1991, serving as a local TV columnist for the Boston Herald. Since then, he's been on staff at the New York Post, TV Week and The Wrap. From 1999 through 2008, he covered the small screen for Variety, serving as the industry bible’s TV editor. In addition to his full-time position at Vulture, Adalian contributes TV reviews to Playboy. 

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The future of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' includes movies
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The future of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' includes movies Lead character Rick Grimes made his final appearance on the zombie-fighting TV show over the week, but the world hasn't seen the end of him. AMC announced Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, will appear in a trio of upcoming movies.

5 MIN, 18 SEC Nov 06, 2018

Turmoil at NBC News
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Turmoil at NBC News Megyn Kelly is off the 'Today' show, but her blackface comment debacle is just one of the issues troubling NBC News under Andy Lack.

4 MIN, 41 SEC Oct 30, 2018

Netflix cancels two Marvel series
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Netflix cancels two Marvel series Netflix is premiering more original content on the streaming service every week, but in certain places, it's cutting back. The recent cancelation of two Marvel series, 'Iron Fist' and 'Luke Cage,' hint that the divorce between Netflix and Disney/Marvel is coming.

4 MIN, 52 SEC Oct 23, 2018

Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne? The “Roseanne” spinoff show “The Connors” premieres tonight on ABC. Noticeably absent from the cast is Roseanne Barr. ABC fired her earlier this year, after Barr sent out that infamous racist tweet about President Obama’s advisor, Valerie Jarrett. The show is going on though, because “Roseanne” was a ratings bonanza for ABC.

9 MIN, 30 SEC Oct 16, 2018

Will viewers go for 'The Conners' without Roseanne?
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Will viewers go for 'The Conners' without Roseanne? ABC premieres 'The Conners' this week. This is of course, 'Roseanne' sans Roseanne. After the network fired Roseanne Barr for racist tweets, the fate of the show was unclear. Now, it's back with the core family intact, except for the matriarch.

4 MIN, 28 SEC Oct 16, 2018

Changes in the TV leadership landscape
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Changes in the TV leadership landscape News that former White House comms director Hope Hicks would be heading up communications at "new Fox" overshadowed Disney's announcement of its leadership structure post-merger.

4 MIN, 45 SEC Oct 09, 2018

Highs and lows of fall TV so far
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Highs and lows of fall TV so far As Joe Adalian wrote for Vulture this week, "Network TV isn’t dead, but it’s sure not getting any healthier." Ratings trends are still down, especially for some big tentpole series, but there were some happy surprises, including "The Cool Kids" on Fox.

5 MIN Oct 02, 2018

More big changes at the top of the broadcast networks
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More big changes at the top of the broadcast networks Word began trickling out last week that Bob Greenblatt would probably be leaving NBC in the coming months. He actually stepped down this week, wanting to leave on his own terms while the network was on top.

5 MIN, 9 SEC Sep 25, 2018

Fall TV Preview
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Fall TV Preview With the Emmys done and dusted, it's time to look ahead to fall TV. The fall season is no longer as big a deal as it used to be for network TV, but it's still a time when broadcast and streaming alike launch some big projects.

4 MIN, 50 SEC Sep 18, 2018

With Leslie Moonves gone, what's next for CBS?
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With Leslie Moonves gone, what's next for CBS? Within hours of Ronan Farrow's second New Yorker story about sexual assault allegations against Leslie Moonves, the mogul was officially done at the company.

4 MIN, 44 SEC Sep 11, 2018

Summer TV bright spots includes some surprises
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Summer TV bright spots includes some surprises More than 5 million people on average tuned in to watch Kevin Costner in 'Yellowstone,' the surprise hit for the recently rebranded Paramount Network.

4 MIN, 41 SEC Sep 04, 2018

Heading into fall TV, some bigs shows start their final seasons
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Heading into fall TV, some bigs shows start their final seasons The end of the 'The Big Bang Theory' represents the end of an era in a lot of ways. And that's not the only big one going away.

4 MIN, 11 SEC Aug 28, 2018

Netflix cancels two talk shows just months after they premiered
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Netflix cancels two talk shows just months after they premiered Michelle Wolf's 'The Break' is now on a permanent break. And gone too is 'The Joel McHale Show.' Both shows began streaming just earlier this year, but didn't have enough viewers or buzz to keep them going.

4 MIN, 30 SEC Aug 21, 2018

After the Oscar changes, should the Emmys follow suit?
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After the Oscar changes, should the Emmys follow suit? As final Emmy voting begins, Mike and Joe agree, it's far past time for a "Best New Series" category.

4 MIN, 22 SEC Aug 14, 2018

In an industry obsessed with youth, what's old is cool again
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In an industry obsessed with youth, what's old is cool again For decades the mantra in the TV industry has been, if you want a hit, you have to appeal to younger viewers. Now, some new shows featuring older stars suggest that networks may be finally changing their tune.

4 MIN, 55 SEC Aug 07, 2018

As TCA unfolds, a bombshell story drops outside the ballroom
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As TCA unfolds, a bombshell story drops outside the ballroom While TV critics and reporters are holed up inside the Beverly Hilton for the summer press tour, another huge story dropped in the New Yorker. CBS CEO Leslie Moonves has been accused of sexual misconduct by six women.

4 MIN, 51 SEC Jul 31, 2018

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1 MIN, 25 SEC Nov 08, 2018

The Document: ‘Free Solo’
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The Document: ‘Free Solo’ This week, while Kim Masters is out of town, we’re sharing an episode of the KCRW podcast, The Document. Our colleague Matt Holzman talks to married filmmaking couple Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi about why and how they made their dizzying new film, ‘Free Solo.’

28 MIN, 31 SEC Nov 09, 2018

‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it
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‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it What does it take to be a war correspondent? What kind of person is drawn to cover death and destruction? And does the reporting make any difference? They’re questions raised in “A Private War.” It stars Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin, who’s covered atrocities in Sri Lanka, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.

48 MIN, 50 SEC Nov 12, 2018

Another mass shooting -- this time in Thousand Oaks
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Another mass shooting -- this time in Thousand Oaks A mass shooting Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks left 12 people dead, most of them young. We get the latest, and find out why California’s strict gun laws couldn’t prevent this from happening.

48 MIN, 42 SEC Nov 08, 2018

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